SciFi Power Ranking – January 5, 2009

Posted by Brian Fegter

9 years ago

Before we enter into the first Power Ranking of 2009, I’d like to talk about Watchmen, which as you’ll see has once again snagged the Number 1 spot. I have to confess I’m more than a little puzzled by all the hate heaped upon Fox for this whole Watchmen legal debacle. Yes, the movie might be delayed, which would indeed suck. And, yes, Fox has done its share of stupid things in the past. But the stupidity crown here goes to Warner Bros., which spent over $120 million to make a movie it didn’t own. Stop dumping on Fox, which is simply protecting its interests. There. I feel better now.

The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonStill going strong at the box office, Fincher and Pitt’s second team-up after Fight Club is proving surprisingly resilient for such a long, mellow bit of work. A box office success without a single computer-generated explosion? Madness!

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Iron Man 2Remember the early days when everybody was skeptical about Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. teaming up for Iron Man? No longer, obviously: This new interview with the writer has driven fans into a downright frenzy.

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Coraline2009 is shaping up to be an amazing year for animation with Henry Selick’s Coraline leading the charge next month. A slew of new behind the scenes videos have vaulted this soon-to-be masterpiece back into the Rankings this week.

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Terminator SalvationIf fanboys were skeptical about Iron Man, they were even more concerned about director McG’s take on The Terminator, which has since won them over to the point that a few new images bring buzz to a fever pitch.

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Transformers: Revenge of the FallenTransformers fans have plenty to talk about this week with new images and plot spoilers. Compared to the first flick there’s still an overall lack of interest in this movie, but expect expect that to change as we get closer to the release.

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Battlestar GalacticaThe countdown to the final episodes has stretched on forever, and people are running out of talking points to bide their time. What’s left for the devotees, then? A frame-by-frame analysis of the current webisodes. January 16 can’t come too soon.

Hunter PreySandy Collora’s Hunter Prey is shaping up to be the little SF movie that could, and with the director describing everything that’s wrong with science fiction today — and being right on all counts — it’s getting awfully hard not to pull for this one.